Not ruling out third term Trump: I'm not kidding

US President Donald Trump has left open the possibility of seeking a third term in office, saying he is "not joking". The U.S. Constitution limits the U.S. president to a maximum of two terms, consecutive or not.

According to Reuters and the New York Times, Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC's Meet the Press host Welker on Sunday (March 30) that many people want him to seek a third term, and he also said that "there is a way" but declined to elaborate further.

Trump said: "I'm not kidding... But it's too early to talk about that. I feel like the days are long and I'm focused on the present."

The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution (Amendment XXII) provides for the term of office of the President of the United States. The amendment was ratified by the United States Congress on March 21, 1947, and ratified by a sufficient number of states on February 27, 1951. The President may serve only two four-year terms, for a total of eight years; A person who has been elected President twice and has served two terms is also not allowed to run for another term.

Overturning an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress and the approval of three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures.

Some of Trump's Allies have floated the idea of keeping Trump in office beyond 2028, and Trump himself has repeatedly floated the idea in what appears to be an effort to anger his political opponents.

Mr Trump was 78 when he was sworn in this year, breaking Mr Biden's record and becoming the oldest US President to take office. If he serves another four years after the next U.S. presidential election in 2028, he will be 82 years old when he takes office.